Jar of Love

The beautiful Jar of Love stamp set and coordinating framelits are leaving the Stampin' Up! family in just over a month along with the beautiful Hardwood background stamp! Be sure to add these must-haves to your collection before they are gone for good! I was inspired by fellow demonstrator Erica Cerwin in Texas to create these customer thank you's:

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party

Stamps: Hardwood, Jar of Love

Paper: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White

Other: Linen Thread, Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Everyday Jars Framelits, Stitched Labels Framelits, Big Shot

Be sure to head to my online store to grab these adorable sets before it is too late! (click the link to the right).

Happy Stampin'!

Krista 

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter weekend everyone! I hope you are spending some extra time with those you love and having a restful break!

I was heartbroken to see the Large Letter Framelits on the Retiring List earlier in the week. I have used mine a tonne and see so many beautiful home decor items, cards, and scrapbooking pages made with them. They will always remain a part of my collection!! For this surprisingly-simple card all I did was cut the EASTER letters out of the Gingham Gala DSP (also retiring).

Ink: Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Stampin' Blends in Crumb Cake combo, Light Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue, Colour Lifter

Stamps: Fable Friends, Southern Serenade

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Gingham Gala DSP

Other: Grapefruit Grove twine from Nature's Twine, Large Letters Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips

I stamped the cute bunny from Fable Friends in Crumb Cake on Thick Whisper White, coloured it using my Stampin' Blends, and cut it out. "Happy" is from the also-retiring Southern Serenade stamp set. FYI - I had to make my card base a bit bigger than usual to fit all the letters on the front - it measures 6 x 4.5". Three scored lines using my Stampin' Trimmer (also retiring) adds a little texture and interest to the card. 

The new Annual Catalogue will be here in just a few short weeks! We have to make room for the new products in the warehouse so it's time to be out with the old!! Stamp sets will continue to be produced until May 24 then are while supplies last. Other products including accessories, framelits, punches, etc. are while supplies last only, and don't forget to get your reinkers and extra cardstock in the retiring 2017-2019 In Colours! And yes, the Stampin' Trimmer is being replaced with a new and improved product (still in the works) and the Big Shot is also being replaced by a new and improved product. Change can be scary sometimes but things can't improve if they don't change, right?! Stampin' Up! is a very innovative company, and I'm sure the replacement tools will be fantastic and at the head of their class!

Please remember to use this month's host code of NN3VSTX6. For any order of $75 or more (before shipping and tax) placed using this host code earns you a pair of Paper Ssnips from me for FREE!! That's a value of over $13.50!

Annual Catalogue Retiring List is here.
Occasions Catalogue Retiring List is here

Happy Stampin' and Happy Easter!
Krista

Sending You Hedgehugs!

The adorable Hedgehugs stamp set has been in my collection for a while but sadly had never seen any ink! I decided to make a cute card to send to each of my nieces who live in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Northern Alberta. Everyone likes to get a little happy mail, right?! My nieces are all grown up....one graduated last year as an RN, one graduates this year as an optometrist, and the other graduates as an elementary school tear next month! It's crazy how fast time flies, isn't it?

                            Card Inside                                                                           

Stamps: Hedgehugs

Ink: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade marker, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Old Olive, Vellum, Share What You Love DSP

Tools: Big Shot, Leaf punch, Sprig punch, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Woodland embossing folder

Other: Clear Rhinestones 

I hope you had a lovely weekend and found some time to be creative!

Happy Stampin'!

Krista 

Exciting New Storage Solutions!

Stampin' Up! has launched a new product line called Storage by Stampin' Up! and is designed to store and showcase your Stampin' Pads, Stampin' Ink Refills, Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Write Markers, Watercolour Pencils, and other accessories. Here are some other features and benefits of Storage by Stampin' Up!:

• Keeps products organized tidy, visible, and trackable at all times.
• Ensures that your Stampin' Pads, Stampin' Write Markers, and Stampin' Blends are all stored horizontally, as recommended.
• Designed to be stylish, durable, compact, stackable, and modular. 
• Blends in naturally with most home decor with its white neutral colour.
• Stacks vertically and can be arranged to fit practically any flat workspace.
• Easily assembled and disassembled for rearrangement and/or cleaning.

Stampin' Up! has taken the guess work out of it for us (as usual!) To completely figure out how much you need to reorganize your space, see the below configuration chart and download your own copy here and available components and prices can be downloaded here..

After you have configured head to my online store to order your storage supplies at kristaclark.stampinup.net or click on the link to the right!

Please note that the Ink Pad Storage Trays have been designed to fit the new style of ink pads we now carry and are made of a durable plastic material. The Ink Refill Trays will fit 20 Stampin' Ink Refill bottles.

Happy Stampin'!
Krista